Title: Transit of Luyten 726-8 within 1 ly from Epsilon Eridani Authors: Igor Yu. Potemine This is one of results from our program of massive simulations of close encounters for all nearby stars. Epsilon Eridani is an extremely interesting star having one confirmed planet and multiple asteroid an...
A total lunar eclipse will take place on April 15, 2014, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014. It will be visible over east Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and North and South America. Read more See more (PDF)
The 24 - 53 metre wide asteroid 2014 FK38 will make a close pass (3.0 lunar distances, 0.0077 AU), travelling at 6.38 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 31st March 2014 @ 08:04 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 A...
NGC 2888 (also ESO 434-2, MCG -5-23-1 and PGC 26768) is a magnitude +12.6 elliptical galaxy located 112 million light-years away in the constellation Pyxis. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on...
NGC 3311 (also ESO 501-38, MCG -4-25-36 and PGC 31478) is a magnitude +11.7 lenticular galaxy located 165 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope...
NGC 4040 (also MCG 3-31-18, UGC 7013 and PGC 54014) is a magnitude +13.3 elliptical galaxy located 318 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner O...
NGC 4456 (also ESO 441-30, IRAS 12252-2949 and PGC 40925) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 283 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope o...
NGC 4760 (also MCG -2-33-41 and PGC 43763) is a magnitude +11.4 elliptical galaxy located 219 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke using a 16.51 cm (6.5 inch) refractor on the 30th March 1876. Right...
NGC 4806 (also ESO 443-12, IRAS 12535-2914, MCG -5-31-3 and PGC 44116) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 111 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape...
NGC 4903 (also ESO 443-30, IRAS 12586-3039, MCG -5-31-13 and PGC 44894) is a magnitude +12.2 spiral galaxy located 227 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at th...
NGC 4905 (also ESO 443-31, MCG -5-31-15 and PGC 44902) is a magnitude +12.2 lenticular galaxy located 243 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good...
NGC 4955 (also ESO 443-62, MCG -5-31-34 and PGC 45340) is a magnitude +12.2 elliptical galaxy located 159 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope...
NGC 4980 (also ESO 443-75, IRAS 13064-2822, MCG -5-31-37 and PGC 45596) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 66 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape...
NGC 5048 (also ESO 443-87, MCG -5-31-41 and PGC 46179) is a magnitude +12.8 lenticular galaxy located 201 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope...
NGC 5051 (also ESO 444-1, IRAS 13135-2801, MCG -5-31-42 and PGC 46194) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 204 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape...
